Re: [WISPA] Local County Fair

2009-05-20 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
We had this problem too for 3 years in a row. Last year I didn't take a computer in just a posterboard with some info on the services. This year I decided not to go because no one signed up last year and attendance at the fair has been declining. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH

[WISPA] WISPA Website Updates

2009-05-20 Thread Rick Harnish
If you haven't noticed, WISPA has a new website. It is a great improvement over the previous one and I would like to thank Frank Muto and the Web Design Committee for their work in this accomplishment. Hamrick Design from Columbus, OH did the actual design and upgrade work. WISPA would also

Re: [WISPA] Local County Fair

2009-05-20 Thread Vickie Edwards
I think that would be a better idea... redirect those domains to a splash screen saying that the connection is for demo purposes only. Maybe allow something like Hulu to go through, so that you could show streaming speed (not YouTube, obviously), but keep the social networking sites blocked.

Re: [WISPA] Local County Fair

2009-05-20 Thread Adam Kennedy
Or just block myspace, facebook, twitter, etc. on those computers On 5/19/09 6:21 PM, Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.com wrote: You might try just doing free wifi hotspots for people around the fair. Force them to a splash page that tells them you are giving the wireless away and

Re: [WISPA] Customers are great

2009-05-20 Thread Jack Unger
Seriously, wireless technology keeps advancing faster than anyone's ability to educate the general public about what wireless is. Steve Barnes wrote: I operate a Fixed Wireless ISP in a 1 county area in eastern Indiana. I got a call from a client this morning very upset that her internet was

Re: [WISPA] Customers are great

2009-05-20 Thread Josh Luthman
*Slams head on desk* Does it make any logical sense for those two little rabbit ear antennas in your house to be able to reach Chicago? On 5/20/09, Jack Unger jun...@ask-wi.com wrote: Seriously, wireless technology keeps advancing faster than anyone's ability to educate the general public

[WISPA] Thanking Marlon and multipath experience

2009-05-20 Thread Forbes Mercy
I admit that most of you can dance around me in the field of RF. I'm more of an installer and management type. Today I had a Nano CPE with a -48 dbi signal which, as you know, is amazing; it should be it was a block away from the tower. The problem is the customer had long outages and

Re: [WISPA] Customers are great

2009-05-20 Thread Nick Olsen
You have to remember, Only 8% of the worlds Population has common sense. Nick Olsen Brevard Wireless From: Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:15 PM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA]

Re: [WISPA] Customers are great

2009-05-20 Thread Josh Luthman
Even if that figure was pulled from thin air it is so easily believable. How sad is that?! On 5/20/09, Nick Olsen n...@brevardwireless.com wrote: You have to remember, Only 8% of the worlds Population has common sense. Nick Olsen Brevard Wireless

Re: [WISPA] Customers are great

2009-05-20 Thread Rick Kunze
On 5/20/2009 2:39 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: Even if that figure was pulled from thin air it is so easily believable. How sad is that?! nod Conversely, MOST business owners have common sense. I wonder what the ratio is for politicians? Rk - ducking for cover!

Re: [WISPA] Customers are great

2009-05-20 Thread Rick Kunze
Put another way, common sense is an oxymoron? Rk WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List:

Re: [WISPA] Customers are great

2009-05-20 Thread Jack Unger
Or put another way - common sense is no longer common. It's uncommon. Rick Kunze wrote: Put another way, common sense is an oxymoron? Rk WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] WISPA Website Updates

2009-05-20 Thread Eje Gustafsson
Great work guys. The website looks great. / Eje -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Rick Harnish Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:47 AM To: memb...@wispa.org; 'Motorola Canopy User Group'; 'WISPA General List' Subject:

[WISPA] Service Limits

2009-05-20 Thread John Thomas
I realize that is the way it is supposed to happen, but that hasn't happened here. We have Office space in Bishop Ranch, San Ramon CA. We are not allowed in the MPOE, and apparently others aren't either. We have been able to get T-1s pulled in, and then we gave handed the authorized personnel

Re: [WISPA] Service Limits

2009-05-20 Thread Brad Belton
Hello Mike, Have to step in here and disagree. Private property. If they don't want you they can keep you out one way or another. This may not sit well with some, but it is the proper thing to do. The market will always sort these type of issues out themselves without third party or

Re: [WISPA] Customers are great

2009-05-20 Thread Brian Webster
When I was at EarthLink we had a study commissioned by an organization and these types of customer mentalities were going to be the norm due to the choice of words in marketing the product. The general perception by the masses was that if it was wireless they would expect their laptops to work

Re: [WISPA] Service Limits

2009-05-20 Thread Jerry Richardson
I have tried to get service to potential customers in Bishop Ranch. They make it almost impossible. Have to use their contractors to install the dish and run the cables, no access to telco rooms, etc. They are bastards. Jerry Richardson airCloud Communications Sent from mobile device

Re: [WISPA] Customers are great

2009-05-20 Thread George Rogato
Glad you said MOST, my experience over the years, is there is a Zillion Business People, but not that many that stay in business for very long. They are the 92% crowd. Rick Kunze wrote: On 5/20/2009 2:39 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: Even if that figure was pulled from thin air it is so easily

Re: [WISPA] Service Limits

2009-05-20 Thread Dennis Burgess
This is an interesting conversation, the next question is, say you have a MDU, 200 condos. The condo complex upon being built agreed to have you as the internet provider. Now, lets say you want to use the existing cable system (the privately owned coax in the building to EVERY condo). no